🇺🇸 United States: A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation that would place greater anti-money laundering requirements on the cryptocurrency industry, including stricter ‘Know Your Customer’ rules for crypto miners and digital wallet providers like Coinbase.
🇺🇸 United States: USAA Federal Savings Bank was fined $140 million for failing to file more than 3,000 “suspicious activity reports” to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act.
- Not familiar with Suspicious Activity Reports? Read our FAQ about these secret documents, which underpinned the FinCEN Files project.
🇮🇳 India: A Delhi court ruled that PayPal’s local subsidiary must adhere to anti-money laundering measures similar to what many banks are required to follow, including maintaining records of all transactions and verifying the identities of clients.
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